Administering User Accounts from the Administration Portal

The following tasks describe common user administration tasks that are performed in the Administration Portal.

Adding VM Portal Permissions to a User

Users must be created already before they can be added and assigned roles and permissions. For more information, refer to Administering User and Group Accounts from the Command Line.

In the following example procedure, a user is assigned the roles and permissions associated with the UserRole. This role gives the user the permission to log in to the VM Portal and to start creating virtual machines. The procedure also applies to group accounts.

  1. Click Administration and then select Configure.

    The Configure dialog box opens with the Roles tab selected on the sidebar menu.

  2. Click the System Permissions tab on the sidebar.

  3. Click Add.

    The Add System Permission to User dialog box opens.

  4. Select a profile from the Search drop-down list and click Go.

  5. Select the check box next to the user or group account.

  6. Under the Role to Assign drop-down list, select UserRole.

  7. Click OK.

  8. (Optional) Log in to the VM Portal to verify the permissions of the user account.

Removing Users and Groups

To use the Administration Portal to remove a user or group:

  1. Go to Administration and then click Users.

    The Users pane opens.

  2. On the Users pane, select either the User or Group tab to display the added users or groups.

  3. Select the user or group to be removed.

  4. Click Remove.

    The Remove User(s) dialog box opens.

  5. Click OK to confirm the removal of the user.

    The user or group is removed and no longer appears on the Users pane.

Assigning Permissions to Users and Groups

Users and groups must be created already before they can be assigned roles and permissions. For more information, refer to Administering User and Group Accounts from the Command Line.

  1. Go to Administration and then click Users.

    The Users pane opens.

  2. Click Add.

    The Add Users and Groups dialog box opens.

  3. Select either the Users option.

  4. In the Search field, enter the name of the user or group to be added and then select Go.

    The dialog box updates to display the search results.

  5. Select the check box next to the user or group to be added.

  6. Click Add.

    The user or group is added and appears on the Users pane.

  7. On the Users pane, select either the User or Group tab to display the added users or groups.

  8. Display the detailed view for the user or group by clicking the name of the user under the User Name column or the name of the group under the Group Name column.

  9. Click the Permissions tab.

  10. Click Add System Permissions.

    The Add System Permission to User dialog box opens.

  11. From the Add System Permission to User drop-down list, select the role to assign to the user.

Creating a Custom Role

If you require a role that is not available in the default set of roles provided by the Manager, you can create a custom role.

Note:

For more information about the default set of roles provided by the Manager, the Administration Guide in oVirt Documentation.

To create a custom role:

  1. Click Administration and then select Configure.

    The Configure dialog box opens with the Roles tab selected on the sidebar menu. The Roles tab displays a list of administrator and user roles, and any custom roles that have been created.

  2. Click New.

    The New Role dialog box opens.

  3. For the Name and Description fields, enter an appropriate name and description for the role.

  4. Under Account Type, select either Admin or User.

  5. Under Check Boxes to Allow Action, select the appropriate objects whose permissions to assign to the user.

    Click Expand All to see the objects under each permissions group. Click Collapse All to collapse the list of objects under each of the permission group.

  6. For each of the objects, select or clear the objects the actions to be permitted or denied for the custom role that is being created.

  7. Click OK to create the custom role.

The custom role now appears on the Roles tab.